Dasycercus hillieri

(O. Thomas, 1905)

Ampurta

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Subfamily : Dasyurinae
Genus : Dasycercus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1905-10-01. On some Australasian mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)16(94):422-428.

Original name as described

Phascogale Hillieri

Other common names

Hillier's Mulgara

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1905.3.28.1

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Killalpanima, East of Lake Eyre, South Australia (28°00' S, 138°30' E).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from D. cristicauda

Taxonomy notes citation

Newman-Martin, J., Travouillon, K. J., Warburton, N., Barham, M., & Blyth, A. J. (2023). Taxonomic review of the genus Dasycercus (Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) using modern and subfossil material; and the description of three new species. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, 1-38.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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